Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
Hi Glen, Another option if you want to move up to a nice intel iMac but can't quite spring for the price of the new models (beautiful excellent value as they are!) is that stock of the previous model iMacs seems to being cleared at much reduced prices (I noticed a 24 was $2499 now $1699 recently - but you may find better). Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on repairing a 20 G5 iMac but if memory serves me correctly they have a video out port - so if you wanted to get a bit more life out of it you could always plug an external monitor into it - not a pretty solution but there are some cheap monitors out there... Just some thoughts. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 1/11/09 9:01 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: On 01/11/2009, at 7:55 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamuggers, Our iMac G5 20 took a swan dive recently. The display is still working, but there is some kind of damage at the top of the screen that shows two ink-blot style marks bleeding down from the top of the screen. Below that damage there is a 2cm wide set of vertical lines being displayed down the full height of the screen - almost looks like a vertical split bar. A 'screenshot' showing the damage is here: http://om4.com.au/imac-g5-screen-damage/ Bottom line - can it be fixed? What is it likely to cost compared to cost of a new iMac. Hi Glenn, Ouch ... not nice! To replace the LCD Screen will be expensive. $759US quoted here, they are in Santa Clara, CA (Local Drop Off ... absolutely no use to you other than an idea of the price involved). http://www.myservice.com/imac.html Is it covered by your Insurance Policy - Accidental Damage? The new iMacs are beautiful machines ;-) Especially the new 27 iMac ... it's a Wow machine! http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139916/Apple_s_new_27_in._iMac_is_stu nning_?taxonomyId=163pageNumber=1 Daniel Kerr I'm sure will be able to give you a better idea of the cost involved and the price of a NEW iMac. --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au --- Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
Hi Glen, Neil is correct. If any resellers have stock, Apple have reduced all iMacs by around $700. We have our last 24 iMac in the store which is now $1698. The stock of our 'old' iMacs got snapped up in a couple of days. We have a 27 iMac next to the 24 and you can see the difference in the colour and sharpness of the display. I love my MacBook Pro but I think a 27 iMac is going to be my Christmas present. :-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 On 1/11/09 2:57 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Glen, Another option if you want to move up to a nice intel iMac but can't quite spring for the price of the new models (beautiful excellent value as they are!) is that stock of the previous model iMacs seems to being cleared at much reduced prices (I noticed a 24 was $2499 now $1699 recently - but you may find better). Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on repairing a 20 G5 iMac but if memory serves me correctly they have a video out port - so if you wanted to get a bit more life out of it you could always plug an external monitor into it - not a pretty solution but there are some cheap monitors out there... Just some thoughts. Cheers Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
Thanks everyone for all the information, I can see the main options are: - contents insurance - external monitor circa $400 - get a new iMac (or a new 'old' iMac) I agree the 27 Macs are pretty interesting. Glenn Nicholas 2009/11/1 Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au: Hi Glen, Neil is correct. If any resellers have stock, Apple have reduced all iMacs by around $700. We have our last 24 iMac in the store which is now $1698. The stock of our 'old' iMacs got snapped up in a couple of days. We have a 27 iMac next to the 24 and you can see the difference in the colour and sharpness of the display. I love my MacBook Pro but I think a 27 iMac is going to be my Christmas present. :-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 On 1/11/09 2:57 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Glen, Another option if you want to move up to a nice intel iMac but can't quite spring for the price of the new models (beautiful excellent value as they are!) is that stock of the previous model iMacs seems to being cleared at much reduced prices (I noticed a 24 was $2499 now $1699 recently - but you may find better). Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on repairing a 20 G5 iMac but if memory serves me correctly they have a video out port - so if you wanted to get a bit more life out of it you could always plug an external monitor into it - not a pretty solution but there are some cheap monitors out there... Just some thoughts. Cheers Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Snow Leopard, MacPro RAID
I am currently running MacOS 10.4.11 (Tiger) on my G5 Mac. With two hard disks installed I am able to run them as a mirrored RAID set. This gives me a form of internal backup in case of hard disk failure. I am considering updating to MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and a current MacPro, the one with the Nehalem processor. Does anyone know if Disk Utility will still allow me to set up a mirrored RAID set on such a MacPro, assuming I fit two identical hard drives. Note that I am NOT planning to get the A$1000 plus raid card for the MacPro. -- Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob 61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Elements 8 pricing
Thanks Stuart, If I can't purchase from Daniel, a trip down to Chimes in Denmark might be required so I can pick up a copy from T4 :-) Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 31/10/2009, at 6:11 PM, Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, The DVD Set is normally only sold with a 'license'. Those shopping 'best buys' often throw up odd ones like that. The education price is $115 inc-GST. I'm sure Daniel can match the $99 and if not we can match it (but there would be a $10 shipping fee). Unfortunately for John it is Intel CPU only. Cheers, Stuart T4 Technology On 31/10/09 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 31/10/2009, at 1:05 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Folks On the Adobe site the price of Elements 8 for Mac is currently US$79 which is AUD $88. On the same site the price for Oz is AUD175. Does anyone know a way around this apparent rip off? Cheers John Hi John, No, I don't know away around this, unless you have an American Credit Card, but a quick search brings up $99 from Streetwise. http://www.streetwise.com.au/adobe-adobe-photoshop-elements-education-p-7463 . html?osCsid=c00fdb5fc41ee1c243852c3e1fd6cbe4 And this I find interesting ? ... $26.65 hey, what it this? It says DVD Set http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-adobe-photoshop-elements-8-mac-price-205560.html Educational is $83.90 Commercial is $120.15 Elements 8 Educational Version Mac (personal or academic use - no id required) Elements 8 Commercial Version Mac I wonder what Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry) can get it for. Daniel can normally source software at a very competitive price. I must get in touch with him as I've been thinking whether to upgrade my Photoshop Elements 6. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the opinions of T4 Technology. Neither the sender nor T4 Technology warrants that any communication via the Internet is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. T4 Technology disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from this electronic mail and any attachments. Information is distributed without warranties of any kind. _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20' G5 screen repair
Hi Glen You can get 21 LCD's from around $170 now so maybe a good option until you get a 27 iMac :) Roger (in China) On Sun Nov 1 17:23 , Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au sent: Thanks everyone for all the information, I can see the main options are: - contents insurance - external monitor circa $400 - get a new iMac (or a new 'old' iMac) I agree the 27 Macs are pretty interesting. Glenn Nicholas 2009/11/1 Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au: Hi Glen, Neil is correct. If any resellers have stock, Apple have reduced all iMacs by around $700. We have our last 24 iMac in the store which is now $1698. The stock of our 'old' iMacs got snapped up in a couple of days. We have a 27 iMac next to the 24 and you can see the difference in the colour and sharpness of the display. I love my MacBook Pro but I think a 27 iMac is going to be my Christmas present. :-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 On 1/11/09 2:57 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Glen, Another option if you want to move up to a nice intel iMac but can't quite spring for the price of the new models (beautiful excellent value as they are!) is that stock of the previous model iMacs seems to being cleared at much reduced prices (I noticed a 24 was $2499 now $1699 recently - but you may find better). Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on repairing a 20 G5 iMac but if memory serves me correctly they have a video out port - so if you wanted to get a bit more life out of it you could always plug an external monitor into it - not a pretty solution but there are some cheap monitors out there... Just some thoughts. Cheers Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Elements 8 pricing
Hi Ronni, Any excuse! Any excuse! ;-) Stuart On 1/11/09 5:52 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Stuart, If I can't purchase from Daniel, a trip down to Chimes in Denmark might be required so I can pick up a copy from T4 :-) Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 31/10/2009, at 6:11 PM, Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, The DVD Set is normally only sold with a 'license'. Those shopping 'best buys' often throw up odd ones like that. The education price is $115 inc-GST. I'm sure Daniel can match the $99 and if not we can match it (but there would be a $10 shipping fee). Unfortunately for John it is Intel CPU only. Cheers, Stuart T4 Technology On 31/10/09 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 31/10/2009, at 1:05 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Folks On the Adobe site the price of Elements 8 for Mac is currently US$79 which is AUD $88. On the same site the price for Oz is AUD175. Does anyone know a way around this apparent rip off? Cheers John Hi John, No, I don't know away around this, unless you have an American Credit Card, but a quick search brings up $99 from Streetwise. http://www.streetwise.com.au/adobe-adobe-photoshop-elements-education-p-746 3 . html?osCsid=c00fdb5fc41ee1c243852c3e1fd6cbe4 And this I find interesting ? ... $26.65 hey, what it this? It says DVD Set http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-adobe-photoshop-elements-8-mac-price-205560.ht ml Educational is $83.90 Commercial is $120.15 Elements 8 Educational Version Mac (personal or academic use - no id required) Elements 8 Commercial Version Mac I wonder what Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry) can get it for. Daniel can normally source software at a very competitive price. I must get in touch with him as I've been thinking whether to upgrade my Photoshop Elements 6. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the opinions of T4 Technology. Neither the sender nor T4 Technology warrants that any communication via the Internet is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. T4 Technology disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from this electronic mail and any attachments. Information is distributed without warranties of any kind. _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not
Anti Virus Software
Dear All What is the current recommendation for anti virus programs for Snow Leopard? My update subscription to X5 expired just prior to updating to SL and I have not renewed as I would like advice from all the experts. Thanks Barry -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
Hi Glen, FYI. Had a look at the G5 LCD screen prices. Without the serial number I can't be 100% but you are looking at either ~$439 (plus labour) or ~$700 (plus labour) depending on your specific model. Cheers, Stuart On 1/11/09 5:23 PM, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Thanks everyone for all the information, I can see the main options are: - contents insurance - external monitor circa $400 - get a new iMac (or a new 'old' iMac) I agree the 27 Macs are pretty interesting. Glenn Nicholas 2009/11/1 Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au: Hi Glen, Neil is correct. If any resellers have stock, Apple have reduced all iMacs by around $700. We have our last 24 iMac in the store which is now $1698. The stock of our 'old' iMacs got snapped up in a couple of days. We have a 27 iMac next to the 24 and you can see the difference in the colour and sharpness of the display. I love my MacBook Pro but I think a 27 iMac is going to be my Christmas present. :-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 On 1/11/09 2:57 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Glen, Another option if you want to move up to a nice intel iMac but can't quite spring for the price of the new models (beautiful excellent value as they are!) is that stock of the previous model iMacs seems to being cleared at much reduced prices (I noticed a 24 was $2499 now $1699 recently - but you may find better). Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on repairing a 20 G5 iMac but if memory serves me correctly they have a video out port - so if you wanted to get a bit more life out of it you could always plug an external monitor into it - not a pretty solution but there are some cheap monitors out there... Just some thoughts. Cheers Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the opinions of T4 Technology. Neither the sender nor T4 Technology warrants that any communication via the Internet is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. T4 Technology disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from this electronic mail and any attachments. Information is distributed without warranties of any kind. _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Snow Leopard, MacPro RAID
Hey Ray, As far as I'm aware you should be able to Software RAID with no issues as you were previously. Another option you might like to consider is using Time Machine to backup and also giving you history as you may require. Just a suggestion. :) Thanks, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 01/11/2009, at 5:24 PM, Ray Forma wrote: I am currently running MacOS 10.4.11 (Tiger) on my G5 Mac. With two hard disks installed I am able to run them as a mirrored RAID set. This gives me a form of internal backup in case of hard disk failure. I am considering updating to MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and a current MacPro, the one with the Nehalem processor. Does anyone know if Disk Utility will still allow me to set up a mirrored RAID set on such a MacPro, assuming I fit two identical hard drives. Note that I am NOT planning to get the A$1000 plus raid card for the MacPro. -- Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob 61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Snow Leopard, MacPro RAID
Your probably aware of this already but I thought it'd be a good idea to remind people that a Mirror RAID (1) system will provide a performance boost to reading data and only protect against mechanical failure of a hard drive. While a comprehensive backup system will provide protection against mechanical and software failure amongst other possible mistakes. Ruben Ray, you can setup a software RAID on a MacPro under Snow Leopard for RAID0 (stripe) or RAID1 (mirror) with Disk Utility just as you have done before. You only need the additional RAID card to create more advanced level of RAID (such as a combination of mirror and stripe). As far as I'm aware, the drives capacity (and/or manufacturer) don't HAVE to be identical at all, you will just find that the two slices of the RAID need to be the same. For example, you can use a 200GB drive and a 320GB drive, but your mirror RAID will only ever be able to be 200GB. It is recommended to use the same size drives, only so you're no wasting capacity as you would in the above instance. For an increased safety level in an ideal world, you would want to use the same capacity drives from the same manufacturer but a different production batch. On 01/11/2009, at 5:24 PM, Ray Forma wrote: I am currently running MacOS 10.4.11 (Tiger) on my G5 Mac. With two hard disks installed I am able to run them as a mirrored RAID set. This gives me a form of internal backup in case of hard disk failure. I am considering updating to MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and a current MacPro, the one with the Nehalem processor. Does anyone know if Disk Utility will still allow me to set up a mirrored RAID set on such a MacPro, assuming I fit two identical hard drives. Note that I am NOT planning to get the A$1000 plus raid card for the MacPro. -- Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob 61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Snow Leopard, MacPro RAID
Ray, you can setup a software RAID on a MacPro under Snow Leopard for RAID0 (stripe) or RAID1 (mirror) with Disk Utility just as you have done before. You only need the additional RAID card to create more advanced level of RAID (such as a combination of mirror and stripe). As far as I'm aware, the drives capacity (and/or manufacturer) don't HAVE to be identical at all, you will just find that the two slices of the RAID need to be the same. For example, you can use a 200GB drive and a 320GB drive, but your mirror RAID will only ever be able to be 200GB. It is recommended to use the same size drives, only so you're no wasting capacity as you would in the above instance. For an increased safety level in an ideal world, you would want to use the same capacity drives from the same manufacturer but a different production batch. On 01/11/2009, at 5:24 PM, Ray Forma wrote: I am currently running MacOS 10.4.11 (Tiger) on my G5 Mac. With two hard disks installed I am able to run them as a mirrored RAID set. This gives me a form of internal backup in case of hard disk failure. I am considering updating to MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and a current MacPro, the one with the Nehalem processor. Does anyone know if Disk Utility will still allow me to set up a mirrored RAID set on such a MacPro, assuming I fit two identical hard drives. Note that I am NOT planning to get the A$1000 plus raid card for the MacPro. -- Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax 61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob 61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Elements 8 pricing
Drop in and say hullo if you are down this way Ronni. I am just up the hill from T4, well more or less! Severin Crisp On 01/11/2009, at 5:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Thanks Stuart, If I can't purchase from Daniel, a trip down to Chimes in Denmark might be required so I can pick up a copy from T4 :-) Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 31/10/2009, at 6:11 PM, Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, The DVD Set is normally only sold with a 'license'. Those shopping 'best buys' often throw up odd ones like that. The education price is $115 inc-GST. I'm sure Daniel can match the $99 and if not we can match it (but there would be a $10 shipping fee). Unfortunately for John it is Intel CPU only. Cheers, Stuart T4 Technology On 31/10/09 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 31/10/2009, at 1:05 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Folks On the Adobe site the price of Elements 8 for Mac is currently US $79 which is AUD $88. On the same site the price for Oz is AUD175. Does anyone know a way around this apparent rip off? Cheers John Hi John, No, I don't know away around this, unless you have an American Credit Card, but a quick search brings up $99 from Streetwise. http://www.streetwise.com.au/adobe-adobe-photoshop-elements-education-p-7463 . html?osCsid=c00fdb5fc41ee1c243852c3e1fd6cbe4 And this I find interesting ? ... $26.65 hey, what it this? It says DVD Set http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-adobe-photoshop-elements-8-mac-price-205560.html Educational is $83.90 Commercial is $120.15 Elements 8 Educational Version Mac (personal or academic use - no id required) Elements 8 Commercial Version Mac I wonder what Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry) can get it for. Daniel can normally source software at a very competitive price. I must get in touch with him as I've been thinking whether to upgrade my Photoshop Elements 6. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9721 9660 F 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the opinions of T4 Technology. Neither the sender nor T4 Technology warrants that any communication via the Internet is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. T4 Technology disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from this electronic mail and any attachments. Information is distributed without warranties of any kind. _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 3 November 2009 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day again all WAMUGGERS. Have you set your iCal alarm for the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday, 3 November 2009? More importantly, have you set it up for the WAMUG meeting that night? Yep, it's come around again. Topics for discussion are; in no particular order: 1. iTunes 9 (we ran out of time last meeting and missed it out); 2. Air Mouse (an interesting iPhone app, which is actually easier to demonstrate on the computer than the iPhone!); 3. Who came last in the Melbourne Cup; 4. Photoshop substitutes (eg Acorn, Pixelmator, GraphicConverter, Preview, iPhoto and any suggestions from the audience); and 5. Tricks with Apple Mail. Also, we hope to discuss new Apple hardware but that is still tentative at this stage. Of course, don't forget the question and answer session at the beginning of every meeting and a cuppa and biscuits at the end. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: Geology building 312, Curtin University, Bentley. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm WAMUG meets in the large meeting room just inside the front door of the building Vist http://properties.curtin.edu.au/discover/maps/index.cfm to view a detailed map. Download a PDF of the Curtin map from http://properties.curtin.edu.au/maps/docs/campus_map.pdf . Streetsmart map ref: 403 E4 (When entering Curtin University from either the north or south entrance, at the roundabout, head east on Brand Drive. Bldg 312 is near the bus terminal) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Anti Virus Software
On 01/11/2009, at 7:26 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Dear All What is the current recommendation for anti virus programs for Snow Leopard? My update subscription to X5 expired just prior to updating to SL and I have not renewed as I would like advice from all the experts. Thanks Barry Did your previous subscription ever report the presence and capture of any Mac viruses? I didn't think so, because they don't exist in any real sense. X5 was just sitting there doing nothing useful and consuming processor resources that could have been used for something else. There may come a time when software like this might become necessary on a Mac, but it hasn't arrived yet. Save your money. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Anti Virus Software
Clam AV X is donation-ware and the latest beta build is Snow Leopard compatible. Even though there may not be danger in the wild for Macs yet it's sometimes good to know that attachments you receive and possibly pass on don't have nasty surprises. Clam does just fine at that. On 02/11/2009, at 8:30 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 01/11/2009, at 7:26 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Dear All What is the current recommendation for anti virus programs for Snow Leopard? My update subscription to X5 expired just prior to updating to SL and I have not renewed as I would like advice from all the experts. Thanks Barry Did your previous subscription ever report the presence and capture of any Mac viruses? I didn't think so, because they don't exist in any real sense. X5 was just sitting there doing nothing useful and consuming processor resources that could have been used for something else. There may come a time when software like this might become necessary on a Mac, but it hasn't arrived yet. Save your money. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Anti Virus Software
i agree with Peter my powerbook is on the net for the last 5 years...no virus protection at all still working James On 02/11/2009, at 8:30, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 01/11/2009, at 7:26 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Dear All What is the current recommendation for anti virus programs for Snow Leopard? My update subscription to X5 expired just prior to updating to SL and I have not renewed as I would like advice from all the experts. Thanks Barry Did your previous subscription ever report the presence and capture of any Mac viruses? I didn't think so, because they don't exist in any real sense. X5 was just sitting there doing nothing useful and consuming processor resources that could have been used for something else. There may come a time when software like this might become necessary on a Mac, but it hasn't arrived yet. Save your money. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Anti Virus Software
i just remembered this: The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2009-10-22 - 2009-10-29 This week: 69 advisories Table of Contents: 1.Word From Secunia 2This Week In Brief 3...This Weeks Top Ten Most Read Advisories 4..This Week in Numbers 1) Word From Secunia: Blog: Secunia CSI 3.0 - Final The Public Beta of the Secunia Corporate Software Inspector (CSI) 3.0 has ended in accordance with our previously announced release schedule, and the final version of the Secunia CSI 3.0 is now available for download. A huge thanks goes out to the over 3,000 people who participated in the Secunia CSI 3.0 Public Beta, which compared to last year is extremely great, the public beta of the previous version had 1,600 participants. Read More: http://secunia.com/blog/65/ subscribe to this it's free keep watching viruses James On 02/11/2009, at 9:04, Rob Findlay wrote: Clam AV X is donation-ware and the latest beta build is Snow Leopard compatible. Even though there may not be danger in the wild for Macs yet it's sometimes good to know that attachments you receive and possibly pass on don't have nasty surprises. Clam does just fine at that. SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
A lcd for a g5 imac 20 will run around the $900 mark if you go to an auth repairer outside of warranty -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. On 01/11/2009, at 7:55 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamuggers, Our iMac G5 20 took a swan dive recently. The display is still working, but there is some kind of damage at the top of the screen that shows two ink-blot style marks bleeding down from the top of the screen. Below that damage there is a 2cm wide set of vertical lines being displayed down the full height of the screen - almost looks like a vertical split bar. A 'screenshot' showing the damage is here: http://om4.com.au/imac-g5-screen-damage/ Bottom line - can it be fixed? What is it likely to cost compared to cost of a new iMac. Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Animated GIF
I use animated GIFs of a series of images, generated from within Photoshop, as a very convenient way of placing them on a webpage. However there is a considerable delay in them playing, occasioned in part by them needing to download in full and then just a lag before they start. Is there a way around this other than going to a streaming movie, ie can I make a streaming animated GIF? Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iMac 20 G5 screen repair
Although there's no comparison in quality you can get a 20 BenQ LCD for around $150 and a 23.5 for around $230. Perhaps you'd be better off getting one of those and using your distorted iMac screen as a secondary monitor. Ruben A lcd for a g5 imac 20 will run around the $900 mark if you go to an auth repairer outside of warranty -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. On 01/11/2009, at 7:55 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamuggers, Our iMac G5 20 took a swan dive recently. The display is still working, but there is some kind of damage at the top of the screen that shows two ink-blot style marks bleeding down from the top of the screen. Below that damage there is a 2cm wide set of vertical lines being displayed down the full height of the screen - almost looks like a vertical split bar. A 'screenshot' showing the damage is here: http://om4.com.au/imac-g5-screen-damage/ Bottom line - can it be fixed? What is it likely to cost compared to cost of a new iMac. Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Animated GIF
On 02/11/2009, at 1:54 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: I use animated GIFs of a series of images, generated from within Photoshop, as a very convenient way of placing them on a webpage. However there is a considerable delay in them playing, occasioned in part by them needing to download in full and then just a lag before they start. Is there a way around this other than going to a streaming movie, ie can I make a streaming animated GIF? Hi Severin, I'm not sure why there is a delay in them playing, did you export the GIFs as below? When you created your GIF in PS, File Export to export the document as a movie or under the save as option save the file as a GIF. Be sure to select Save for Web and Devices (select GIF dithered). If you want to loop your animation continuously you can select that option in window that pops up after you have chosen Save For Web Devices. Under the colour table that shows up is Looping options, just select forever and save it. You can also pick others and select the amount of times you want your animation to loop. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Elements 8 pricing
Hi All I know I may be weighing in late on this discussion (have been out of the loop for a bit), but thought I'd just add to it. One thing I really love with those sort of buy it cheap sites are when you actually come to order it. Sure, they advertise the product cheap, but go and run through the order process. I added one to a cart and went to ship it to WA (my postcode 6110). The shipping price is $38.50exGST for the education version. The total price then went up to $122.40incGST. Considering the education RRP from another wholesaler I get it from is $102incGST plus their $11 freight charge, it still works out better. A find this a lot with some of these cheap sites. It would be like advertising a new iMac worth $1600 for $800* (*Conditions Apply) then saying that it has to be delivered and the delivery price is $900. Just my 2cents worth anyway. Side note - if anyone is interested then yes I can get the Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. The Retail version has an RRP of $154. Am happy to do it a little bit cheaper for WAMUG people, but like everything there's very little in it these days (and I still have to eat, even if it's just one meal a day) ;o) Hope that helps a little. :o) Kind Regards Daniel On 31/10/09 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 31/10/2009, at 1:05 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Folks On the Adobe site the price of Elements 8 for Mac is currently US$79 which is AUD $88. On the same site the price for Oz is AUD175. Does anyone know a way around this apparent rip off? Cheers John Hi John, No, I don't know away around this, unless you have an American Credit Card, but a quick search brings up $99 from Streetwise. http://www.streetwise.com.au/adobe-adobe-photoshop-elements-education-p-7463. html?osCsid=c00fdb5fc41ee1c243852c3e1fd6cbe4 And this I find interesting ? ... $26.65 hey, what it this? It says DVD Set http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-adobe-photoshop-elements-8-mac-price-205560.html Educational is $83.90 Commercial is $120.15 Elements 8 Educational Version Mac (personal or academic use - no id required) Elements 8 Commercial Version Mac I wonder what Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry) can get it for. Daniel can normally source software at a very competitive price. I must get in touch with him as I've been thinking whether to upgrade my Photoshop Elements 6. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Animated GIF
Hi Severin, 2009/11/2 Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au: I use animated GIFs of a series of images, generated from within Photoshop, as a very convenient way of placing them on a webpage. However there is a considerable delay in them playing, GIF allows a deliberate delay, useful if the frames contains text. Photoshop allows you to adjust the delay for each frame. In the Animation pallette, it's pretty obvious how to change the delay (but the exact method depends on whether you are using Frame mode or Timeline mode). If this isn't the problem, you might like to disable interlacing. If it is still taking a long time, you might want to reduce the canvas size, or re-evaluate the need for animation. If animation is still necessary, Flash is the most common alternative for fast loading web animations (but you can't do it within Photoshop). James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Elements 8 pricing
I hope its a really BIG mealDaniel! Bill On 02/11/2009, at 3:20 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi All I know I may be weighing in late on this discussion (have been out of the loop for a bit), but thought I'd just add to it. One thing I really love with those sort of buy it cheap sites are when you actually come to order it. Sure, they advertise the product cheap, but go and run through the order process. I added one to a cart and went to ship it to WA (my postcode 6110). The shipping price is $38.50exGST for the education version. The total price then went up to $122.40incGST. Considering the education RRP from another wholesaler I get it from is $102incGST plus their $11 freight charge, it still works out better. A find this a lot with some of these cheap sites. It would be like advertising a new iMac worth $1600 for $800* (*Conditions Apply) then saying that it has to be delivered and the delivery price is $900. Just my 2cents worth anyway. Side note - if anyone is interested then yes I can get the Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. The Retail version has an RRP of $154. Am happy to do it a little bit cheaper for WAMUG people, but like everything there's very little in it these days (and I still have to eat, even if it's just one meal a day) ;o) Hope that helps a little. :o) Kind Regards Daniel On 31/10/09 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 31/10/2009, at 1:05 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Folks On the Adobe site the price of Elements 8 for Mac is currently US$79 which is AUD $88. On the same site the price for Oz is AUD175. Does anyone know a way around this apparent rip off? Cheers John Hi John, No, I don't know away around this, unless you have an American Credit Card, but a quick search brings up $99 from Streetwise. http://www.streetwise.com.au/adobe-adobe-photoshop-elements-education-p-7463 . html?osCsid=c00fdb5fc41ee1c243852c3e1fd6cbe4 And this I find interesting ? ... $26.65 hey, what it this? It says DVD Set http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-adobe-photoshop-elements-8-mac-price-205560.html Educational is $83.90 Commercial is $120.15 Elements 8 Educational Version Mac (personal or academic use - no id required) Elements 8 Commercial Version Mac I wonder what Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry) can get it for. Daniel can normally source software at a very competitive price. I must get in touch with him as I've been thinking whether to upgrade my Photoshop Elements 6. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Dr Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Animated GIF
Yes, done all that Ronni. It may just be the size of this one, 1.3MB. I can see a VERY long time lag after it downloads and before it starts to play, like 13 secs to download, judged from the modem lights, then a further 27 secs to start playing. Severin On 02/11/2009, at 3:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/11/2009, at 1:54 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: I use animated GIFs of a series of images, generated from within Photoshop, as a very convenient way of placing them on a webpage. However there is a considerable delay in them playing, occasioned in part by them needing to download in full and then just a lag before they start. Is there a way around this other than going to a streaming movie, ie can I make a streaming animated GIF? Hi Severin, I'm not sure why there is a delay in them playing, did you export the GIFs as below? When you created your GIF in PS, File Export to export the document as a movie or under the save as option save the file as a GIF. Be sure to select Save for Web and Devices (select GIF dithered). If you want to loop your animation continuously you can select that option in window that pops up after you have chosen Save For Web Devices. Under the colour table that shows up is Looping options, just select forever and save it. You can also pick others and select the amount of times you want your animation to loop. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Animated GIF
I think size may be the root of the problem. There are 28 frames, 400 x 400 pixels, 128 colours, 88% dither no interlace or transparency. 2.5 secs per frame. It is 1.3MB. Severin On 02/11/2009, at 3:32 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi Severin, 2009/11/2 Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au: I use animated GIFs of a series of images, generated from within Photoshop, as a very convenient way of placing them on a webpage. However there is a considerable delay in them playing, GIF allows a deliberate delay, useful if the frames contains text. Photoshop allows you to adjust the delay for each frame. In the Animation pallette, it's pretty obvious how to change the delay (but the exact method depends on whether you are using Frame mode or Timeline mode). If this isn't the problem, you might like to disable interlacing. If it is still taking a long time, you might want to reduce the canvas size, or re-evaluate the need for animation. If animation is still necessary, Flash is the most common alternative for fast loading web animations (but you can't do it within Photoshop). James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
